Federal funds to cover uninsured
Tennessee is set to received a total of $3.6 billion in federal funds to deal with the COVID-19 crisis, about $1.3 billion of which is restricted for federal programs such as the Supplemental Nutritional Assistance Program (SNAP).
A portion of the $2.3 billion the state is supposed to direct toward the emergency will be used to cover the cost of treatment for uninsured Tennesseans who catch COVID-19, the governor said. The state also remains committed to using $30 million set aside for TennCare to supplement the federal funding, the governor said.
Healthcare providers who treat the uninsured will be able to file claims with the federal government and be reimbursed for services on or after Feb. 4, according to the governor.
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Federal funds uninsured COVID-19 coronavirus tennesseeSam Stockard
Sam Stockard is a Nashville-based reporter with more than 30 years of journalism experience as a writer, editor and columnist covering the state Legislature and Tennessee politics for The Daily Memphian.
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